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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5655 

To establish the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument in the State 

of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2018 

Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument 

in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National 

Park System, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Camp Nelson Heritage 

5 National Monument Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument 


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1 Nicholasville, Kentucky’’, numbered 532/144,148, 

2 and dated April 2018. 

3 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

4 means the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monu5 ment established by section 3(a). 

6 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

7 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di8 rector of the National Park Service. 

9 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMP NELSON HERITAGE NA10 TIONAL MONUMENT. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

13 there is established, as a unit of the National Park 

14 System, the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monu15 ment in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, 

16 and interpret for the benefit of present and future 

17 generations, the nationally significant historic re18 sources of Camp Nelson and its role in the American 

19 Civil War, Reconstruction, and African American 

20 history and civil rights. 

21 (2) CONDITIONS.—The Monument shall not be 

22 established until after the Secretary— 

23 (A) has entered into a written agreement 

24 with the owner of any private or non-Federal 

25 land within the Camp Nelson Heritage National 


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1 Monument boundary as depicted on the Map 

2 providing that such property shall be donated to 

3 the United States for inclusion in the Monu4 ment to be managed consistently with the pur5 poses of the Monument; and 

6 (B) has determined that sufficient land or 

7 interests in land have been acquired within the 

8 boundary of the Monument to constitute a man9 ageable unit. 

10 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Monument 

11 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

12 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 

13 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of14 fices of the National Park Service. 

15 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

16 only acquire any land or interest in land located within 

17 the boundary of the Monument by— 

18 (1) donation; 

19 (2) purchase with donated funds; or 

20 (3) exchange. 

21 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin23 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

24 (A) this Act; and 


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1 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

2 of the National Park System, including— 

3 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

4 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

5 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

6 Code; and 

7 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

8 States Code. 

9 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

11 after the date on which funds are first made 

12 available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 

13 Secretary shall prepare a general management 

14 plan for the Monument in accordance with sec15 tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

16 (B) SUBMIT TO CONGRESS.—On comple17 tion of the general management plan, the Sec18 retary shall submit it to the Committee on Nat19 ural Resources of the House of Representatives 

20 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re21 sources of the Senate. 

22 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—No private 

23 property or non-Federal public property shall be managed 

24 as part of the Monument without the written consent of 

25 the owner of such property. 


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1 (g) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this Act, the 

2 establishment of the Monument, or the management of the 

3 Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones out4 side of the Monument. The fact that an activity or use 

5 can be seen, heard, or detected from within the Monument 

6 shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use out7 side of the Monument. 

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